Details emerge on new temporary shelter at Findel

A new multi-functional emergency shelter for homeless people and asylum seekers in the Grand Duchy could open its doors mid-2016, ministers have revealed.

14.04.2015

A new multi-functional emergency shelter for homeless people and asylum seekers in the Grand Duchy could open its doors mid-2016, ministers have revealed.

The centre planned to be constructed close to Findel airport, has been on the cards since 2013 and now just needs the greenlight from the commune of Sandweiler.

“Working on the hypothesis that all authorisations are received by mid-2015, it could be operating mid-2016,” Luxembourg's Families and Infrastructure ministers said in a joint statement.

The project will provide temporary accommodation for up to 388 people between two buildings with beds organised in dormitories and private rooms.

The building would be located adjacent to the detention centre between route de Trèves and route de Neudorf.

“It is foreseen that it will welcome homeless people during the Wanteraktioun, (a homeless shelter replacing the old Computerland building and open from December to March), refugees applying for asylum in case of an influx as well as people finding themselves in a crisis because of the evacuation of their home, for instance,” the statement said.

The ministers underlined that the facility was designed to provide only temporary accommodation while individuals find a more stable and long-term solution.